Dear Parents and Carers,
 
We shall be using an online ‘Learning Journey’ to record your child’s progress and development whilst in the Foundation Stage.  We hope this will be a shared document and your input is greatly valued.

By logging on to ‘Tapestry’ with a secure username and password, you will be able to view observations, photographs and videos of your child’s learning which will be built up throughout the year.  You can comment and even add observations of your own showing some of the exciting things your child does at home such as reading, baking, gardening, playing or outings.

A large part of our assessment is recorded using photographs and videos, often these include other children.  If you do not wish for your child to be in shared photographs on Tapestry, we are able to ‘lock’ them so only staff can view them; but please understand that this would greatly reduce the number of observations you will see of your child.  Also please understand that this is a journey of your child’s learning, therefore, please expect to see more observations some weeks than others.

Please can you fill in the form below.  Staff will then create an account for you and send instructions explaining how to access the site.  Please remember the email address and password you give us so that you can log on.

We are very much looking forward to sharing your child’s learning in this way but if you do have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to us.

Kind regards

The Foundation Team
Agreed guidelines for accessing and using Tapestry ‘Online Learning Journeys’

By registering you are agreeing to abide by the following terms, failure to do so will result in your account being cancelled.

As a parent I will:-

Not publish any of my child’s observations, photographs or videos on any social media site.
 
Keep the login details with my trusted family.
 
Speak to a member of staff if I experience difficulties accessing my child’s learning journey.
 
Ensure that any comments or observations I add are both positive and relate to my child’s learning.
In order for us to set up an account for you, we require the following information.  Please print your details carefully:

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* 1. Parental Email Address

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* 2. Password

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* 3. Name of Parent/Carer

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* 4. Name of Child

I Agree to the Guidelines:

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* 5. Name of Parent/Carer Completing Form

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* 6. Date of Completion

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* 7. I do not wish for my child to be shared in videos/photographs on Tapestry and I understand this may reduce the number of observations my child has in the Learning Journey.

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